Not either side of my chin, but the same guy who hangs outside my room and howls will kneed my neck under my chin if giving the chance. He doesn’t seem to get that I really don’t like that.
My 5 yr old, 14 pound Maine Coon will bury her head in my armpit and knead. I’ve got her to respond to the word ‘CLAWS!’, and she has stopped actually nursing on my shirt. Yes, I found little pinched-up-into-teat-shape, and wet spot - she was actually sucking on it. She was approx 6-8 months old when I met her, so I don’t know how she was weaned.
Like a deeply-concentrating massage therapist, but with claws? Does your cat really like their face/jaw to be scratched hard? Oy.
I know our cats love us because they haven’t killed us yet. They wouldn’t even have to wait until we’re asleep – one cat we almost adopted had a habit of trying to shred your forearm if another cat came too close. We returned the cat and wore bandages for a week.
The article hits the relevant points. The “slow blink” is what Pepper Mill calls “cute eyes”
One other way you know the cat loves you (or at least has incorporated you into its way of life) is when they insist that it’s past bedtime, and you need to come to bed NOW. Cats are creatures of habit, and it annoys them when you throw off their schedule. At least one cat in every batch insists on sleeping with Pepper Mill. If she’s not there when they’re ready, they complain. Even if I’m in bed, I’m apparently an inadequate substitute. They meow angrily at me and leave until she comes to bed.
I used to have a Siamese that did the same thing. Nemo would sit and stare at me until I paid attention to him, then the Siamese rowrs would start. He would have done the conversation thing all day if I had let him.